【canary】 - A-level备考词汇

canary

UK:  [kə'neəri]

US:  [kə'neri]

复数：canaries  

n.

1.〔动〕金丝雀

2.(非洲)加那利群岛白葡萄酒

3.〔美俚〕告密者

4.鲜黄色,嫩黄色

5.〔美俚〕女歌手;女人;女学生

6.【鸟类】金丝雀

7.【美影】录音时刺耳的嘎嘎声

adj.

1.加那利群岛的

2.鲜黄色的

1 . Spanish police Friday said they had foiled a plot to use a zeppelin airship to help a prisoner break out of a jail on the Canary Islands.
西班牙警方3日表示，他们挫败了一起企图利用遥控齐柏林飞艇帮助囚犯从加那利群岛的一所监狱越狱的阴谋。

2 . A similar pair of lions can be found at the bank's offices in London's Canary Wharf.
该行在伦敦金丝雀码头的办公大楼门口，也放着类似的一对狮子。

3 . In London many small hedge funds cluster in Mayfair, far west of the City and Canary Wharf where the big banks camp out.
在伦敦很多小的对冲基金在西部偏远的Mayfair聚集，而那些大银行在坐落在CanaryWharf。

4 . A hen has to lay eggs; a cow has to give milk; and a canary has to sing . but a dog makes his living by giving you nothing but love.
母鸡要下蛋，牛要产奶，金丝雀要唱歌，而狗活着只是要给你他的爱。

5 . The Walkie-Talkie building, work on which started in January and is due to be completed in 2014, is a joint venture with Canary Wharf Group.
一月开工、定于2014年完工的“步话机”大厦就是与金丝雀码头集团（CanaryWharfGroup）的合作项目。